1.
PERSEUS
This edition’s Bravo Sou Award goes to the vets and engineers who gave Perseus the cat three new legs and a whole new lease on life. We’re still crying.
2.
GREECE IS MAGICAL
And Magic is in Greece. Or he was. With other folks you may recognize, as well, on a yacht that goes for a cool mil per week.
3.
DA DA DA DA DA DA DA
That’s us humming along to the John Williams Olympic theme song. The Olympic games are starting soon, so to get things cooking here is a list of Olympics trivia questions just for you.
4.
GREEK WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
Who is gonna come looking for you in Samothrace? Or Tilos? We’ll snitch on anybody if we can stay lost on one of these ten Greek islands.
While we’re doing lists, this is the Greek Reporter’s list of the best beach bars in Greece.
5.
GYROS
You can now get the vegan version in Athens.
6.
KARRAS
It means football in Greek.
7.
SKYSCRAPERS AND LOTS OF GREEN SPACE
Isn’t that what we all think of when we think of Athens?
8.
SEAHORSES
“Older fishermen say Aitoliko lagoon in the northern Patras Gulf used to contain thousands of seahorses but their numbers have plummeted in recent years….”
9.
AGI (ANCIENT GREEK INFLUENCE)
We Greeks love to take credit. We apparently even get credit for influencing the South Korean mega-successful boy band BTS‘s music video and live performance concepts. Opa!
10.
FULL HOUSE TO FULL PLATE
John Stamos stays busy.
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Opa!
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